Event 1: Nick Ahmadi Takes Title in Heads Up Deal

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,958

Nick Ahmadi

After Jeff Kessler was eliminated, Nick Ahmadi and Robert Pollmeier decided to divide up the remaining prize pool right down the middle. Ahmadi held a small chip lead and was declared the winner.

It was a great comeback for the former short stack and both players walked away with $209,977.

Final table results:

1st: Nick Ahmadi – $209,977 + Showdown trophy *
2nd: Robert Pollmeier – $209,977
3rd: Jeff Kessler – $108,780
4th: Allan Bieler – $91,328
5th: Nathan Lee – $74,320
6th: Ryan McKnight – $58,421
7th: Mohammed Tarkmani – $42,891
8th: Arkadiy Tsinis – $28,841
9th: Habib Jahangard – $20,706
10th: Gavin O’Rourke – $13,311
* – Denotes results of heads-up deal

Robert Pollmeier